The English Artist

During my apprenticeship as a Letterpress printer I designed, made and painted scenery for local theatrical groups. Moving on, I became a pikeman and musketeer in an English Civil War society where I developed skills in the Living History section as an itinerant artist.

In May 1999 I decided to start a pencil portrait business and build up a portfolio of drawings from photographs. Within hours of completing my first picture I was fighting for my life in hospital with Acute Pancreatitis.

Three years later in May 2002, I restarted where I left off.

When convenient, I can now also take a digital picture of the subject and load this onto my laptop for approval by the customer.